The Edel Mountain is a South Korean single-place,
paraglider
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like ' ...
that was designed and produced by
Edel Paragliders
Edel Paragliders was a South Korean aircraft manufacturer based in Gwangju and headed by Sung Heon Song. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.Bertrand, No ...
of
Gwangju. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 15. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The Mountain was designed as a lightweight
mountaineering descent glider.
The models are each named for their relative size.
Variants
;Mountain 8000 M
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 33 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.8:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1 certified.
;Mountain 8000 L
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its wing has an aspect ratio is 4.8:1. The glider model is DHV 1 certified.
Specifications (Mountain M)
References
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Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
Paragliders